Sunday, April 20, 2025

NPM 2025 - Poem 20

For National Poetry Month this year, I am writing poems in uncommon, unusual, or inventive poetic forms. The only rule I have set for myself is that I choose forms I am unfamiliar with. Here are some of the resources I am referencing. 

Today I'm sharing a Vocabularyclept poem.
A vocabularyclept poem is created by taking a poet’s existing poem and rearranging the words to create a completely new poem. I took the first stanza from the Jack Prelutsky poem Last Night I Dreamed of Chickens, alphabetized the words, and used them to write a new poem. I didn't add any new words, but did allow myself to repeat words as needed. 

Chickens in My Head

on my bed
my pillow
on my pillow
my head
in my pillow
chicken feathers
in my bed
I dreamed

there, there

I dreamed 
about chickens
they were
hopping
nesting
pecking
ruffling
standing
everywhere

there, there

my hair standing up
my stomach hopping
I dreamed
of chickens 
as their heads
raced my head

there, there

last night I dreamed
of chickens

Poem by Tricia Stohr-Hunt, 2025.

I hope you come back tomorrow to see what new poetic form I've chosen. You can also read the other poems I've written this month.

To see what others are writing this month, check out  Jama Rattigan's 2025 National Poetry Month Kidlitosphere Events Roundup.          

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  1. Amy LV4/22/2025 4:57 PM

    I love this! There is a rhythm and a dreamlike quality that makes this irresistable. xo

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